(Un)Conventional Wisdom

Even conservative voters support federal aid to their communities when the program predates the Barack Obama administration And taking the nomination process away from political parties may lead to more kinda-sorta moderates in Congress Those are two interpretations of the upset in a special congre

So Washington has come up with a news story even more protracted and complex than the government shutdown and default threat of October It rsquo s going to take me all weekend to catch up on all the developments on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act ldquo Obamacare rdquo which means

It rsquo s common sense that voters prefer good-looking candidates This rule is why John F Kennedy beat Richard Nixon in 1960 by the narrowest of margins at the same time that his party captured large majorities in both houses of Congress and Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter in 1980 during one o

The latest blog post from Robert David Sullivan at “(Un)Conventional Wisdom”

The child-free movement in the United States has not yet become a visible lobby in Washington The Wikipedia entry on ldquo voluntary childlessness rdquo ends with a dismissive ldquo the movement has not had significant political impact rdquo This is frustrating to those who view childless ad

Robert David Sullivan on election results in New Jersey, Virgina, Boston and elsewhere.

Among the ballot questions before voters next week is a minimum-wage hike in New Jersey The Washington Post rsquo s Niraj Choksi reports On Tuesday voters there are expected to overwhelmingly pass an amendment to the state constitution that raises the minimum wage by a dollar to 8 25 and sets i